FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets running back Braelon Allen , placed on injured reserve Thursday with a knee injury, will be sidelined eight to 12 weeks, coach Aaron Glenn said Friday.

Allen, hurt while returning a kickoff on Monday night, is deciding on whether to have surgery on what is believed to be an MCL injury.

"There's two different ways he can go about it," Glenn said. "He could rehab this ... or he could have surgery and get it cleaned up. But the rehab time will be exactly the same. That will be a decision him and his agent will have to make. I'm not making that decision."

Earlier in the week, Glenn called it "a pretty serious knee injury," but he withheld a timetable as Allen sought a second opinion. Now they have clarity. The best-case scenario is an early-December r

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